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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: The E on December 24, 2009, 01:57:25 pm

Title: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: The E on December 24, 2009, 01:57:25 pm

Note: I am not responsible for minds blown as a result of looking at this.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1237180/THE-WIDER-VIEW-Three-years-making-boys-dream--ultimate-home-model-aeroplane.html

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: Commander Zane on December 24, 2009, 05:47:56 pm

Sweet merciful ****ing crap, that is a beaut.

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: Colonol Dekker on December 24, 2009, 05:56:47 pm

I appreciate the effort obviously a lot of time and research went into this.
 
 
 
But Spitfire's better :p

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: StarSlayer on December 24, 2009, 07:13:20 pm

Spitfire couldn't escort bombers to Berlin and back :P

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: Kszyhu on December 25, 2009, 11:05:20 am

Well, Spitfires (and Hurricanes) allowed for those bombings in the first place.

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: NGTM-1R on December 25, 2009, 12:26:54 pm

Quote from: Kszyhu on December 25, 2009, 11:05:20 am

Well, Spitfires (and Hurricanes) allowed for those bombings in the first place.

Wars are not won by defensive action. 'sides, the Spitfire is the direct cause of its own greatest problem, the 109.

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: Nuke on December 25, 2009, 02:57:55 pm

but does it fly?

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: Pred the Penguin on December 25, 2009, 08:11:13 pm

I'm more curios about the guns. XD

I guess you could try sticking it in a wind tunnel...

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: Colonol Dekker on December 25, 2009, 08:49:45 pm

Quote from: Nuke on December 25, 2009, 02:57:55 pm

but does it fly?

 
Can you find someone small enough to fly it?

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: Nuke on December 27, 2009, 03:48:37 am

/me raids smurf village and kidnaps papa smurf
on second thought do we really want to hand over a p51 to a commie?

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: Snail on December 27, 2009, 10:31:52 am

Quote from: Nuke on December 27, 2009, 03:48:37 am

/me raids smurf village and kidnaps papa smurf
on second thought do we really want to hand over a p51 to a commie?

Note that our rifles cartridges are more or less artillery shells to these guys.

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: Dilmah G on December 27, 2009, 10:53:56 am

Quote from: NGTM-1R on December 25, 2009, 12:26:54 pm

Quote from: Kszyhu on December 25, 2009, 11:05:20 am

Well, Spitfires (and Hurricanes) allowed for those bombings in the first place.

Wars are not won by defensive action. 'sides, the Spitfire is the direct cause of its own greatest problem, the 109.

I disagree, I think you'll find the Spit came into service a year or so before the 109.

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: NGTM-1R on December 27, 2009, 08:01:28 pm

Quote from: Dilmah G on December 27, 2009, 10:53:56 am

I disagree, I think you'll find the Spit came into service a year or so before the 109.

That's the exact reason. The Luftwaffe went with the 109 rather than whatever low-speed high-manuverablity crapbucket intially won the acceptance trials specifically because (to their surprise) the Brits had ordered a large number of Spitfires.

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: Colonol Dekker on December 27, 2009, 08:17:12 pm

We built them ;7



Don't suppose there's a price estimate on the original topic model? Seeing as it's now a museum piece?

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: jdjtcagle on December 28, 2009, 02:02:51 am

Quote from: Nuke on December 25, 2009, 02:57:55 pm

but does it fly?

Yes, if you fold it here, here, and here.

Title: Re: What you can do with 6000 hours
Post by: Marcov on December 28, 2009, 09:17:37 am

Quote from: Pred the Penguin on December 25, 2009, 08:11:13 pm

I'm more curios about the guns. XD

I guess you could try sticking it in a wind tunnel...

Screw the guns. The cannons are better  :D
You could toast somebody with those.